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How do we handle bias?
• Inequity in healthcare are systemic and closely
intertwined with social inequalities.
• Research
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indicates that healthcare professionals
exhibit the same levels of implicit bias as the wider
population.
• Bias can be
• Source level: how data is generated
• Data level: what features are included/excluded
• Model level: how the model is trained
1. FitzGerald C, Hurst S. Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review. BMC Medical Ethics. 2017;18:19. doi:10.1186/s12910-017-0179-8.